REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, expressed deep concern about violence in Indonesia’s Papua province on Thursday. Eight soldiers were killed in the incident.  

“Such incidents only perpetuate the cycle of violence in the Papuan provinces. This is detrimental to the people of Papua and West Papua, who deserve a secure and prosperous future within the Indonesian nation,” Moriarty said in his written statement obtained by Republika. On behalf of the Australian Government Ambassador Moriarty also conveyed condolences to the victims’ families.